Three more weeks!

Jambo! Jama (our head professor) took us on a field trip this week to see the differences between the formal and informal economy in Kenya. Because the formal economy cannot handle the flood of people into the city centers, many Kenyans have resorted to the informal economy for money. We traveled through areas surrounding Nairobi. The most interesting stop was a small town where men used recycled materials to make pots, kettles, and other household goods. Jama took us into the center to see men hammering away at metal scraps. It was so impressive and something I wish I could show all of you, but I felt rude taking a picture of intensive labor. Jama encouraged us not to feel guilty because we were not there to watch but to learn. We then drove by a market full of beaded jewelry, so of course, all us girls returned the next day!

check out these earrings....

I returned home from the market to discover a goat head roasting over an open flame on my front porch...teeth, eyes, the whole thing (two days earlier, Maxi, our house help, was butchering the body on our kitchen floor). I only ate vegetables for dinner...

This weekend is chill. I decided I needed to get a start on the 50 plus pages of essays I have due at the end of the semester. Tugi and Tamara looked sad when I left this morning for Java House. They told me it was boring when I'm not there and that I looked pretty today. I love them.

I think I'm starting to get used to this place. The trip through Nairobi with Jama certainly helped. It is hard for me to think just as I'm getting the hang of it, I'll leave. Only three more weeks left in Nairobi before I head to Kisumu for my internship. I guess that's the way things work.